{"collection":"chr","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/chr/hec/hec68.htm","path":"chr/hec/hec68.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/chr/hec/hec68.htm","text":"Hymns of the Eastern Church, by J.M. Neale, [1884]\nCanon for Ascension Day\nby S. Joseph of the Studium\n\u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae \u03c3\u03b5, \u03c6\u1ff6\u03c2.\nW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0afting Him up on high,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The glorious cloud receives\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Lord of Immortality,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And earth the Victor leaves:\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Heavenly People raise the strain,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Apostles pour the hymn again;\u2014\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God of our Fathers, Thou art blest!\nY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0e faithful, tell your joys!\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All hearts with gladness bound!\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God is gone up with a merry noise,\u2014\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Lord with the trumpet's sound!\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To Him we cry, by woes once tried,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now glorious at the Father's side,\u2014\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God of our Fathers, Thou art blest!\nZ\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ealous for God of yore,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0With zeal still Moses burns:\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"Come, Heavenly Spirits, and adore\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Victor Who returns;\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rise, Angel legions, rise and sing\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The ancient hymn to greet the King,\u2014\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God of our Fathers, Thou art blest!\"\nCatavas\u00eda.\nJ\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0oin\u2019d with the trumpet-peal, the din and shout,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cornet, flute, sackbut, dulcimer rang out,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And bade adore the golden deity:\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Spirit's gentler voice gives praise to Thee,\n O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0co-eternal One\u2014O consubstantial Three!","title":"Hymns of the Eastern Church: S. Joseph of the Studium: Canon for Ascension Day. Ode VII.","type":"page"}